So recently I just posted a link on my Facebook Page about 10 National Geographic photographers who gave thanks for a photo that they took. My aunt (who herself is a great photographer), asked "What's yours...?"
It was such a simple question but it forced me to go back through a lot of my old photos to look back at one I was thankful for. I combed through several albums looking back at what photos stood out and what they meant to me. It was tough to pick out a single photo from the thousands (yikes I need to post more!) I've taken. Eventually I realized I had to go back to a very early photo.
The photo below is one of the first photos I took with my new camera. I decided to go in on a new system from a company called Fuji. It was part of the new wave of mirrorless camera's which were thought to be part of a fad. As soon as I took the photo I was absolutely in love. This small and unobtrusive camera helped me to capture a great candid moment without being noticed. This small and seemingly random photo helped to reignite my love for photography and really steered me into the direction I was to head down.
It may not seem like much, but this photo really is the source for all that followed. There are more photos that I've taken along the way that I am thankful for and I'm sure I'll go over them in further detail as time goes by but for now, I wanted to start back towards the beginning.
Cheers.